Tag: Flashbots

How 2 Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M

How 2 Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M

First there was "The Bait." Then there was "Unblinding the block," followed by "The Search," and ultimately "The Propagation." U.S. prosecutors detail [...]
What the DOJ’s First MEV Lawsuit Means for Ethereum

What the DOJ’s First MEV Lawsuit Means for Ethereum

MEV, which itself is controversial, can be a highly lucrative game dominated by automated bots that often comes at blockchain users’ expense, which is [...]
Blockchain ‘Intents’ Growing in Popularity as Crypto Ecosystem Gets Harder to Navigate

Blockchain ‘Intents’ Growing in Popularity as Crypto Ecosystem Gets Harder to Navigate

Simply defined, an intent is a specific goal a blockchain user wants to accomplish. While no two "intent-centric" systems are the same, they all work [...]
Crypto Firms Raised $129M Last Week, Led by Flashbots’ $60M Raise

Crypto Firms Raised $129M Last Week, Led by Flashbots’ $60M Raise

Infrastructure projects again dominated the week with six projects, while Web3 was the only other category represented. The week was also dominated by [...]
Crypto Firm Flashbots Raises $60M in Paradigm-Led Round

Crypto Firm Flashbots Raises $60M in Paradigm-Led Round

The Block first reported on the funding round, citing a July 21 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that showed Flashbots had rais [...]
Flashbots Confirms Top Strategy Researcher Obadia to Depart Amid ‘Strategic’ Hiring Push

Flashbots Confirms Top Strategy Researcher Obadia to Depart Amid ‘Strategic’ Hiring Push

Flashbots has added 13 team members in the past six months, bringing the total size of the team above 50. Also joining Flashbots are Danning Sui, form [...]
Flashbots Open-Sources Privacy-Enhanced Block Builder on Ethereum Testnet Sepolia

Flashbots Open-Sources Privacy-Enhanced Block Builder on Ethereum Testnet Sepolia

Research shared by the team details that block builders will be able to build blocks without accessing private data of user’s transactions. www.coind [...]
Flashbots Proposes New Class of ‘Matchmakers’ to Share Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) Gains With Ethereum Users

Flashbots Proposes New Class of ‘Matchmakers’ to Share Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) Gains With Ethereum Users

MEV represents the profits made by validators and blockbuilders as a result of reordering or including certain transactions in certain data blocks. In [...]
Can Ethereum’s Flashbots ‘Middleware’ Still Call Itself a ‘Public Good’?

Can Ethereum’s Flashbots ‘Middleware’ Still Call Itself a ‘Public Good’?

“Middleware” services are built on top of (rather than into) Ethereum’s core protocol, offering essential tools for app builders and the validators th [...]
Ethereum Development Firm Flashbots Eyes Unicorn Status as it Seeks to Raise $50M: Report

Ethereum Development Firm Flashbots Eyes Unicorn Status as it Seeks to Raise $50M: Report

The startup is aiming to raise between $30 million and $50 million at a valuation of $1 billion, according to the report, which citied people with kno [...]
Ethereum R&D Firm Flashbots Shares Details About Its Next-Gen Block Builder

Ethereum R&D Firm Flashbots Shares Details About Its Next-Gen Block Builder

After teasing SUAVE at this year’s Devcon, Flashbots details how the plug-and-play solution will transform the way validators earn MEV. www.coindesk. [...]
Flashbots Reveals New Version of Its Key Ethereum Software

Flashbots Reveals New Version of Its Key Ethereum Software

Development of SUAVE, as the project is codenamed, has been going on for a year. www.coindesk.com [...]
Flashbots build over 82% relay blocks, adding to Ethereum centralization

Flashbots build over 82% relay blocks, adding to Ethereum centralization

Following the completion of The Merge upgrade, Ethereum (ETH) transitioned into a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism, helping the blockchain bec [...]
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